The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 17, 2094
Waxing Crescent
1.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:41 AM
6:48 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.3%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 357,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2116
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,100 km.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 12.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.4° / 154.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 57m / -19.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 311.05° / -2.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.74° / 3.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 167.75° / -0.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.